Damian Lillard: ‘You Can’t Trust the Internet’

Social media has taken over the world. And for NBA players, that’s a double-edged sword. Connecting with fans is easier than ever—flip on your IG Live and you can chat with thousands of people worldwide. But there’s a downside, too: Anything can be screenshotted, saved or otherwise logged. Everything, even private messages, can go public at a moment’s notice.

“They say pictures on Snapchat don’t save — but they do,” said Lillard, one of the most sage social media users in the NBA. “Even being able to DM on Instagram, it can still be screenshot. I’m aware of that in text message conversations, too.”

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“You gotta be conscious, you gotta coach yourself up,” said Lillard. “You gotta understand that Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat… it’s all the internet. And you can’t trust the internet.”